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The court of appeals in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, overturned a 2019 ruling that granted Shell Petroleum Development Co. the right to renew its operating license for the Oil Mineral Lease 11 field. Those rights will transfer to the state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. View the full article
About 95% of Gulf of Mexico oil production, and 94% of gas output had been shut-in as of Monday, according to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement. View the full article
National Oil Company Petrobras is focusing on output growth from pre-salt, following a trend of Brazilian oil independents raising output at fields the NOC already divested, Petroleum Economist reported. View the full article
The U.S. will release 50 million barrels of crude from its strategic reserves in concert with China, Japan, India and South Korea and the UK -- an unprecedented, coordinated attempt by the world’s largest oil consumers to tame prices that could prompt a backlash by OPEC+. View the full article
Lowering Mexico's tax demands on Pemex, its biggest taxpayer, could help the oil giant reorder its finances as it struggles with a $110.3 billion debt load, sinking production, and some of the highest tax obligations of any oil company in the world. View the full article
There may never be a new refinery built in the US despite surging gasoline prices as policymakers move away from fossil fuels, according to Chevron Corp. View the full article
Devon agreed to acquire the leasehold interest and related assets of RimRock Oil and Gas, a Warburg Pincus portfolio company focused in the Williston Basin, for total cash consideration of $865 million. View the full article
As President Biden prepares to meet with Saudi officials on Friday, the American Petroleum Institute released a video once again inviting the president to visit American energy sites and support American producers. View the full article
Asian liquefied natural gas traders are rushing to secure shipments from the U.S., where the fuel is among the cheapest in the world despite what’s turning into the steepest price run in two decades. View the full article
China slashed its fuel export quota by more than half in the first batch of allocations for 2022, highlighting the nation’s strategy of progressively limiting overseas sales. View the full article
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s plan to auction oil exploration blocks next month threatens to disrupt some of the world’s most important carbon sinks and could jeopardize a $500 million forest preservation agreement. View the full article
Kent, an integrated energy services company, says it had a positive start to 2022 with some strategic project wins across the globe adding a total of over $550 million to the company’s backlog. View the full article
The American Petroleum Institute on Tuesday released a “10 in 2022 plan”—10 policies that policymakers can advance today to unlock American energy, fuel economic recovery, and strengthen national security. View the full article
BHP Group and Woodside Petroleum Ltd. approved investment in a $12 billion Australian gas project as the companies also confirmed details of a merger to combine their energy assets. View the full article
Oil headed for the biggest monthly loss since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic as investors weighed risks posed by the new omicron variant. View the full article
Energy Workforce & Technology Council honored Congressman Kevin Brady (R-TX-08) with the "Champion of American Energy" award during a lunch in Washington, D.C., for his relentless and uncompromising commitment to the oilfield services industry and the domestic energy sector. View the full article
Russian gas giant Gazprom PJSC missed its own “conservative” target for 2021 exports to Europe, and those capped flows contributed to the continent’s worst energy supply crunch in decades. View the full article
Offshore Energies UK thanked the Chancellor of the Exchequer for a “candid and constructive” meeting with the nation’s gas and oil producers - but warned that his new energy profit levy risks undermining attempts to attract capital investment to the UK. View the full article
Natural gas futures plummeted 11% in the U.S. as forecasts shifted warmer through the middle of next month, allaying concern about tight domestic supplies amid a global shortage of the heating fuel. View the full article
Environmental groups sued the Biden administration to block its revival of plans to allow new oil drilling on public land in western states. View the full article
India’s windfall tax on domestic crude oil production and fuel exports may help the government bring in 1 trillion rupees ($12.7 billion) in revenues, Press Trust of India reported. View the full article
U.S. companies with contracts to buy only renewable power are still relying heavily on fossil fuels because of a lack of clean-energy supplies, a Columbia University study has shown. View the full article
FPSO Sepetiba will be deployed at the Mero field in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil, 180 kilometers offshore Rio de Janeiro. View the full article
Royal Dutch Shell Plc has been ordered by a South African court to temporarily halt an offshore seismic survey after local communities took legal action to block the project. View the full article
Energy Workforce and Technology Council CEO Leslie Beyer said the Biden Administration’s plan to restart limited lease sales on federal lands, while raising royalty fees paid by oil and gas producers, and its decision to restore stricter reviews under NEPA will not significantly increase American energy security or immediately reduce energy costs for the consumer. View the full article
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I started this blog to express what I sense about the highs and lows of the oil realm, while cautiously analysing historical data, taking into account the geo-political development at the time of recording them.
I got into this field, having been a passive observer of fluctuations of crude oil prices and their global consequences for years.
Then, when on the day of Great Oil Crash in April, 2020, I made a decision to make my own blog, with the motto, ‘analysing data that really matters’.
Having come from an academic background in mathematics and physics, I analyse data using my own tools, created with JavaScript and Python, taking my decision on board while making decisions.